On
September 18, 2018, the DEA Museum will host a panel discussion on “Opioids andHeroin: A New Look at Some Old (and Not
So Old) Drugs.”

Experts in the opioid epidemic and the
heroin threat will discuss the origins of the crisis, opioidaddiction and overdose treatment, the
importance of tracking
opioid-related overdose deaths, and theincreased heroin threat. This event is
free and open to the public and will be streamed live over theInternet.

Dr. Teresa Rummans,M.D. Professor at the Mayo Clinic will discuss “How
Good Intentions Contributed to Bad Outcomes: The Opioid
Crisis.”

Bruce Goldberger, Ph.D., Professor, University of Florida will discuss“The Opioid Crisis
– An Epidemic of Overdoses and Deaths.”

Brian Fuehrlein, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
School of Medicine; Director, Psychiatric Emergency Room, VA Connecticut
Healthcare System will discuss
“The Use of Medication Assisted
Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in an Emergency Room
Setting.”

Dolores Breiner,
Intelligence Research Specialist, Domestic Strategic Intelligence Unit, DEA will discuss "An Overview of The Heroin Situation
in the United States.”